Education Honduras Project #42822

Small steps - Education for single mothers

by PEN PAPER PEACE e. V.

Project Report | Feb 11, 2021
A glimpse of hope for Pasos Pequenitos

By Jana Gottschalk | Project Leader

Hello!

A turbulent time lies behind us all. For us at PEN PAPER PEACE e.V., the time has once again shown how important it is to stand up for the rights of children and young people. How important it is to take their right for education seriously and to demand it insistently, in Europe and worldwide.

Good news from our day care center

We received a message full of hope: the reopening of Pasos Pequeñtos is planned for the near future! We keep our fingers crossed that these plans can be realized and are happy that the little families now have a perspective of returning to some normality. As it looks now, the daycare center will open in a new location.

Nevertheless we continue to be concerned about our daycare center for single mothers in training in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa. Due to Corona, the daycare center has been closed for a long time and long-term funding is beginning to shake. However, the mothers are unable to pursue their education and earn money due to the generally poor economic situation. A completed education for the women is essential to secure the future of their little family.

Join our Project Presentation on the 8th of March

On March 8, we will be hosting a digital project presentation at 8.30 p.m. (Berlin-Paris time). This way, you can learn more about Pasos Pequenitos, why we are so enthusiastic about it and how you can support the project. Our local partner in Honduras will give a live update on the re-opening of the daycare center. Please join our channels on Facebook and/or Instagram for updates and the invitation link.

Global citizenship education in Germany

Part of our work is dedicated to global citizenship education. We are constantly working on our range of educational materials. As part of this, we run a digital learning platform where students and teachers have free access to our digital learning materials. So far, we offer 5 self-learning modules on Haiti's history and present, designed for high school students.

In addition, our "Toolbox for Global Citizens" provides young people with the tools they need for their own social involvement - from brainstorming through planning all the way to their own project!

Now we are also working on elementary school-appropriate digital learning expeditions on in Honduras and Haiti, so stay tuned! You can find our digital learning platform here.

Without your contribution the support for these projects would not be possible! Thank you for being a part of PEN PAPER PEACE!

Kindest regards,

from all of us at PEN PAPER PEACE

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Oct 15, 2020
Mixed news from Honduras

By Felicia | Project Leader

Hi!

The Covid-19 situation is still having a huge impact worldwide, so also on our project in Honduras, where we support a daycare center for single mothers who complete their education.

Covid-19 in Honduras and at Pasos Pequeñitos

Due to the Corona crisis, our day care center for children, “Pasos Pequeñitos”, is still closed and the future is still uncertain. The pandemic has worked as a fire accelerator for hunger and poverty. Sadly, nobody knows when and if it will be able to open up again. So we need all the support we can get to keep this project alive!

Christmas Calendar

On the bright side, we are very happy to inform you that we were selected again for the Christmas calendar of “24 good deeds” - this time for Honduras! The calendar is a very German tradition, and in this version features 24 charitable projects during the 24 days before Christmas eve. By buying the calendar, you can thus support 24 different social projects - one good deed per day! We are so happy to be a part of it again and to support children in Honduras! Find out more on the website of 24 good deeds: https://www.24-good-deeds.com/

Active at Pen Paper Peace

During the last months, our volunteer-based organization has grown tremendously. We are now at about fifty active individuals who work together to achieve better education worldwide. We are so glad to have so many people all over the world, with a big diversity of skills, from research over education to translation, from fundraising over organization of events to design!! We are full of ideas for great new projects, as well under Corona circumstances as for the world after Corona, and working on putting them into practice.

We would be really happy if you join our efforts, be it in the form of donations, volunteering or sharing the word about our work. For more information, check out our website: https://www.pen-paper-peace.org/english.html

Thank you for being a part of PEN PAPER PEACE!

Kindest regards,

Nora, Lisa, Luca, Verena, Milena, Felix, Vivi, Verena, Denise, Janine, Peter, Alissa, Malin, Sonja, Janine, Giovanna, Lina, Felicia and Jana from PEN PAPER PEACE e.V.

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Jun 17, 2020
Honduras on Corona lockdown

By Jana | Project Manager Honduras

Hi!

The corona time continues to occupy us, even though the acute risk is averted for our teams in Germany and Italy. All the more we look at our projects around the world and how we can better support the people in Haiti and Honduras so that they can get through this crisis better.

The Corona period in Honduras

After initially moderate increases, the number of cases of officially infected people is now skyrocketing in Honduras. A terrible condition for families who have lost their income and do not know how to make ends meet. Terrible for the children too, since many of the little ones have pre-existing conditions that make an infection with the coronavirus very dangerous.

Our on-site partner nph Honduras tries to help the families in need with food donations to at least avoid hunger phases. Face masks are now sewn in the “Talleres” workshops outside the capital, where children from 13 to 16 years of age usually learn the basics of a craft. The Pasos Pequenitos day care center unfortunately still has to remain closed, but the mothers are provided with a scholarship for basic nutrition.

We continue to support our projects at our best capacity, as they have now become important life savers for the people in need.

Active at PEN PAPER PEACE

Already shortly before the Corona time, we adjusted our organizational infrastructure to the needs of our supporters - so you can join PEN PAPER PEACE from anywhere in the world, at any time of the day or night. At our first volunteer call we were an incredible 25 people! We are so happy about the diverse, talented and inspiring people who work with us for better education around the world.

If you want to join in, have a look at our website! There are tasks from one time to long-term commitments, from helping out at beverage sales to financial accounting.

Thank you for being a part of PEN PAPER PEACE!

Kind regards,

Nora, Lisa, Luca, Verena, Milena, Felix, Vivi, Verena, Denise, Peter, Alissa, Malin, Sonja, Janine, Giovanna and Jana at PEN PAPER PEACE e.V.

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